One method for getting unstuck is to tie the halyard to the dingy and pull as hard as you can 90 degrees to port or starboard. As the mast is pulled over, the keel will lift on the opposite side. Put your engine in reverse and back out.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Cheers for the advice James. We never thought we would run aground so we weren’t totally prepared for methods on how to get off. But certainly a learning experience it was. Cheers for watching. 👍
@davidbrain2 жыл бұрын
We accidentally dried out on soft mud in a falling tide and were lucky enough that the wind direction meant we could haul up the main, which had the same effect as the method you are suggesting James....it heeled us over and away we went. Scary stuff. Congratulations on getting free and yay for kedge anchors.
@chriszanf2 жыл бұрын
@@SailingZephyr "We never thought we would run aground" Surely you know the old adage: Either you've run aground, haven't yet or are just lying about it. It's not a case of "if" but "when".
@timohan1002 жыл бұрын
We have done something similar as Mr. Early. We attached the main halyard to the end of the boom for extra support. We then swung the boom out to the low side until it nearly touch the water. Using a lifting harness we attached the dingy to the boom and then filled it with water. As the tide came in the massive weight of the dingy kept the boat heeled over and we kedge out backwards. Once in deep water we pulled the boom in and pulled the plug on the dingy to let the water out. It took us about 3 hours and 15 beers, but it worked perfectly.
@jamesearly25872 жыл бұрын
@@timohan100 I like that idea. Good thinking sir!
@bobmeador44652 жыл бұрын
Sailing for over 50 years, and hanging around with sailors all that time, I have encountered three kinds of sailors. There are people who have run aground and folks who are soon to run aground. Then there are people like me. People who have run aground more times than I can remember and I just lie and claim I have only run aground twice! You have just graduated from apprentice cruiser to experienced cruiser!
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Ahh Bob. You are a gentleman sir. Appreciate your amazing wisdom. It was a pretty crazy day, but a heck of a learning experience. Thank you for watching. 👍
@mikegriffin39232 жыл бұрын
Plomo o lo look look Kim nikkiokkkooom
@c.a.mcneil75992 жыл бұрын
So spot on. Semi truck owner operator the high hook is same bone head moves we all do…. Those that never never leave the slip or truck stop.
@steveeggert88142 жыл бұрын
What a scarey situation. Fortunately the tides are very dependable 🙂. Glad you guys and Zephyr are ok and can check that box off. Thanks for sharing.
@TheFunderb2 жыл бұрын
A fantastic opportunity to give the bottom a good scrub. Like wetsuits, there are two kinds of sailors; those who have struck ground, and those who lie about it. We have the older sister to your oceanis, a 423, and a big part of why we picked it is how strong the composite rudder shaft is and how well supported the rudder tube is where it comes through the hull. Minor groundings happen. It’s never useful, then or later, to panic, blame anyone, (including yourself) or yell. Just think, “where is the deep water and how can I reduce my draft enough to get there?” Then, if all else fails, what goes down must come up again, in time.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Too right!! Cheers for watching mate! Where are u guys and the boat? Hope to see you out on the water!
@allenfox52922 жыл бұрын
I have never been around unless it was purposely done. I have no idea how many tows I have done over 50+years. One we had to pump out while I held upright till she floated. It was a cold rainy day and windy and I used a lot of fuel that day but the grounder floated and I was glad for all the help that came out. Especially for all the muscles from the boating community.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Great Job Allen. We have used our experience as a learning event. Hopefully we will be better for it.
@SVCUBA2 жыл бұрын
Guys our hearts goes to you. We are glad you managed to get her out and that it was just sand. That was so scary to see. Sunny Saludos from Sailing SV CUBA ⚓⛵
@artmichel55722 жыл бұрын
These are the times you support each other. There is no need for negativity towards your crew (partner) or self..wait it out as you did and chill. If there is one thing I would do in this case it would be the good old practice of "Careening"..to clean your exposed hull but it appears that Zephyr is quite free of barnacles. Always great to see your vids.
@davegrover72552 жыл бұрын
Great work.Another cruising experience added to your accomplishments,super vid
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Yeww. Cheers for the support. 🤙
@U20E272 жыл бұрын
Besides the dinghy to mast tip trick. When caught early and you act fast. Swing the boom out send all your crew out on the end of the boom to roll the boat. Heavy cruiser this option might be needed in addition to the dinghy to mast tip to get the boat pulled over and keel up off the bottom. The region your cruising is popular with shallow draft boats for a reason unfortunately. Just sitting on the bottom your ok. But if your sailing and hit hard especially with boats built with keels bolted thru the hull skin between structural stringers 🤦♂️ (Don’t get me started) you need to really inspect for hull damage and forever watch for any hint at delaminating indicators etc. Lots of terrible keel loss stories out there all with very obvious indications of issues before failing. You guys are doing great have a fun adventure!! I can’t recall I think Catalina still does solid glass hulls vs cored also a good thing
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Approthe advice Trent. 👍and cheers for watching.
@nautidreamscatamaran2 жыл бұрын
There are 2 groups of boaters, those that have grounded their boat and those that haven't grounded their boat yet. My wifes first trip on a boat ever, I grounded on the way out. we spent the night sideways in the v berth
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Haha! That’s hilarious! Thanks guys! Now that it’s happened I don’t think I will be as nervous 😬 as I was this time! Thanks for watching guys! Hope to see you guys on the water soon !
@sailingcitrinesunset40652 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@eeyoredadonkey70812 жыл бұрын
Smart move on the anchor placement. Only other recommendations would be pump grey water and bilges to ensure dry. You could also off load any water of fuel can to your dingy
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eeyore. And great ideas for making Zephyr lighter. Cheers for watching mate. 👍
@Cptnbond2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. It clearly shows not to ignore the Shifting Sand on the nautical chart. You were right to be suspicious before going this way. Lessons learned. Cheers.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Definitely lessons learned. 👍
@richardgooding4982 жыл бұрын
Your definitely right. The boating community is got to be the best community in the world. No matter the struggles, no matter the life defying task to save someone you don't know, the sharing, giving, humanity, beauty , Humility, sacrifice, dedication, resolve, absolution, and everything I didn't say. Thank you to every sailor for your purpose of keeping everything absolute.👍👍😁🍺🍺
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Well said Richard. We are privileged to be a part of it and agree there’s none like it. Fair winds sir. 👍
@peterbyrne6522 жыл бұрын
If the boat had completely heeled over onto it's side and grounded there are procedures that I suggest you also look up if they are not familiar to you. Sand is the best case, as it will do little damage, but you would need to close thruhulls, secure everything, anchor towards incoming tide, remove as much weight as possible, anything that won't affect survival, (bring the beer as you will need something to do anyway), place cushions fenders whatever to protect your hull etc. Everyone runs aground, and it becomes more of a technical challenge than terrifying when armed with knowledge!
@dinacharpentier7912 жыл бұрын
That was a nail biter! So glad you’re on your way again. Love to you both.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dina! Miss you guys! Hope you are all well! 😍⛵️
@bossman52892 жыл бұрын
You guys did a great job and wait for the tide to return. Hope it's not gonna happen again. Stay safe out there.🙏💖
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again. Cheers for watching. 👍
@topc98582 жыл бұрын
Good job managing the situation and not panicing.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Appreciate the kind words. It was a great learning experience. 👍
@connormclaughlin69552 жыл бұрын
Good on ya for keeping it together! ✅ Glad it wasn't bad!
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Connor!
@rossmain41422 жыл бұрын
Great video guys, good on you for showing us, happens a lot. The lady of the yacht looked stressed 😂
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. I think we were both a bit stressed. But a great learning experience. 👍
@vernholmes79402 жыл бұрын
Ship happens! Time and tide saves you but it seems like an awfully long wait. Good job guys!
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Vern. And very wise words. We took the whole thing as a learning experience. 👍
@mathewdavis-adventuresandd66432 жыл бұрын
Well if you were going to run aground you did it in the best possible spot. If nothing else it's a good time to clean and inspect the hull. I haven't run my small sailboats aground yet, but I sure as heck cause a calamity when I ran a big pontoon boat aground hard a fast. Middle of winter and solo. I had to jump in lift and push, thought I was going to die of hypothermia before I got her big butt in deeper water.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Omg! That’s crazy! Glad you were able to get her off! Def was an amazing spot to run aground…no waves, sandy bottom! The dream! Next time I won’t be a nervous wreck! ⛵️⛵️🤩
@stevethurlow90592 жыл бұрын
next time...put the main halyard on the end of the boom and hang the dink to heel you over... I have helped many sailboats with my 9 ft whaler.. pull on the halyard out to the side to heel it while you power of using your main engine... don't try to pull it off just with the dink
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Cheers for the advice Steve. Hopefully won’t have to use this method, but will have it in the back pocket just in case. 👍
@chrysM342 жыл бұрын
Don’t use the boom but the mast with a halyard as you may bent your boom.
@topc98582 жыл бұрын
@@chrysM34 good advise. I would have used the boom. You can even do it so that you take a halyard and run the dinghy with it to pull the mast to the side. I think from this grounding there is no damage to the boat.
@chrysM342 жыл бұрын
@@topc9858 well it’s easy to write this while seated in my sofa. Thinking about this twice I would be slightly less … affirmative. See : If it’s a matter of life, rescuing the boat, I think the boom isn’t a big deal if it works and provides an exit. It’s easy to replace if broken. Not the hull…
@topc98582 жыл бұрын
@@chrysM34 agree on that. I have used the boom and dinghy to heel a boat one time. It is definetly not as simple as one can think. The best way to do It is to take a halyard and attach It to boom with a roller and then attach that line to the dinghy filled with water then you can start to lift the dinghy with a winch. You can get some heel to the boat but not like 30 degr level.. maby 10 - 15 degrees.
@taffythegreat19862 жыл бұрын
You’re lucky the weather is calm It’s something to tell the grandkids with a bit of exaggeration 😂😂
@alexandercurrie53012 жыл бұрын
If aground on a soft bottom, particular on a small sand: (i) put the anchor out with the dingy in the direction of deeper water; (ii) use the winches to turn the boat side on to the direction of the deeper water; (iii) attach the anchor rode to a halyard from the top of the mast; and (iv) use the winches to pull on the halyard attached to the anchor line to pull heal the boat over until the keel is free - repeat until you are off.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alexander! Great advice! Unfortunately we came in on a falling king tide! The tide was falling so fast that we were just completely stuck! Thanks for the info! Definitely know more now that we have run aground for the first time! Won’t be the last I’m sure
@haydonditchburn21942 жыл бұрын
Fortunately, your obvious stress is unwarranted. There would be very few keelboat sailors who haven't run aground at some time or other, and while it is embarrassing, it's all part of the learning curve. Being a sandy bottom, you couldn't have picked a better spot to ground her. Keeping the rudder clear was the right thing to do. One thing you possibly could have done, is get as much weight as possible on the end of the boom & swung it out & heeled the boat in its early grounding stages. You could also have done this with your dinghy & halyard from the top of the mast. Place the dinghy out to the side of the lean & give it some throttle & pull the mast over. This would have decreased the draft marginally & allowed you to reverse off... Maybe..!! Otherwise, you were in for a long wait. Next time you get the chance, check your keel joints & mountings & put the whole thing down to experience.
@michaelf.77102 жыл бұрын
So glad to see you guys floating again 🙏
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Us to Michael. It was stressful but ultimately a great learning experience. 👍
@iainhunneybell2 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, but great work to keep the rudder and so rudder stock relieved, but it was all very gentle and to stress of the hull massively relieved. My only thought would be a large weight swung out from the masthead to see if you can could can’t the keel over off the bottom, but a horrible situation with your home on the rocks, or at least the sand
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It really was scary as it is our home and just the first time that has happened! Next time we should be better prepared! Cheers for the follow! ⛵️🤩
@robertscranton82932 жыл бұрын
Yea!! Good job Ya'll !!
@pjc2229552 жыл бұрын
Wild learning experience great that you shared it with us
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Phillip. We always try and find ways to learn from our mistakes. 👍
@cartertanya12582 жыл бұрын
Don't pull the master as some suggested chain plates won't take it . I've transport many beneteaus and jeanneaus
@scotty64352 жыл бұрын
Yikes! Defo try passages like this on a rising tide next time if you can so you have time to get unstuck and out before it drops again
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Def! That was our biggest mistake…doing it on a dropping tide! Ahh! And a king tide at that!
@TTM-GEB2 жыл бұрын
I live on the Georgia Coast (USA) with lots of tidel rivers and barier islands... our saying is... "It's not if but when you will get stuck on a sand bar". I remember when Justin who had lived all his life in the area came back to the docks with his wife and teenage triplet girls and nobody was talking...Stuck on a sandbar for 8 hrs and very sun burned.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Everyone keeps telling us it’s always a matter of “when”. So we’ve takin this as a learning experience for sure. 👍
@btrent92442 жыл бұрын
Great job.
@EnglishLawyer2 жыл бұрын
You are now a "Well Grounded Crew"! LOL
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
🤣 hahaha! I like that! Thanks for watching Alan!
@richardp15222 жыл бұрын
James: Hi from Calgary. I've not sailed any where as long or as distant as you. But don't sweat it or especially give a shit what others my say about beaching Zephyr. There is only one word to describe a sail boat owner who would actually try and make us believe they've never beached their boat a LIAR. So grab a beer and enjoy because the tide will rise again and you will sail out of your tropical paradise unscathed. Channel is good fun love it. See you next week.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard! Lovely comment! Being our first time was def nerve racking! Glad we got our first grounding out of the way! Cheers for watching 🤩
@billhanna88382 жыл бұрын
You didn't give the hull & Keel a scrub ?? . A trick iv used > Fill the dingy with water , Pull the boom out & use a pully to lean the boat over , Lifts the keel a few inch's up & slide off . Theres those that have run aground & those that are waiting to . Fair winds .
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
What a great idea. Hopefully we never need it, but love the lateral thinking. 👍
@f100lover2 жыл бұрын
I like how you tilted over to get a better angel to the sun for the solar panels. Trying to get a full charge I see. :)
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Silver lining and all of a situation right? 😂
@gsguthrie2 жыл бұрын
We got stuck almost the same place in February 2019 on our 44' Hylas. Came thru the cut between White and Devils Cay but got on top of some shoals between saddle back cay and Devis Cay. Fortunately received great help from a passing trawler. Can empathize with you both. Got the run aground check on our sailors to do list. LOL
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Glad you guys made it off all safe. It’s a tricky area for sure.
@barryoneill20562 жыл бұрын
we went aground in that same exact spot with our 5' draft. we had to wait for high tide after wearing out 3 dinghies trying to push and pull it. we actually did the same thing with the anchor and it pulled us off. in the dark btw. grrr
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Hey Barry! That spot is going to be known as the dodgy area in the berries! Haha! Great to hear you did same technique and managed to get off just fine! Amazing! What boat are u guys on? We will keep a lookout next time! Hope to see u guys out there soon! ⛵️🤩
@michaelsenior78582 жыл бұрын
Wow .. that was close I wonder if it might be prudent to trade in the old captain for a newer younger model.....perhaps if you are lucky you could get a few quid for the old one......£2.50 ...
@realjack882 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this suspenseful episode and very educational comments and discussions about ways one can try to unstuck before nervously waited out especially if the condition is windy. Please do a short follow up discussion in your next episode so people could learn more. Thanks 🙏 and best regards.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Hey Dan! Thanks for feedback! We would love to have done a follow up but just ran out of time! Hopefully now we have a little more time…we can come up with a questions and answers video based on what happened! Thanks for the ideas! 🤩⛵️
@donrumph12 жыл бұрын
Been there, done that. Just consider it a rite of passage. And Congrats on getting yourself off.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Don. Scary moment but better for it now. 👍
@nononsensenorseman2 жыл бұрын
I'm 1:59 into your video .... *NEXT TIME "RELAX" & "THINK CRITICALLY"* *Look ... Your keel is grounded on a "sandbar" ... Not a "coral reef". It's not the end of the world and nothing to panic about because there's no damage to your boat yet.* (Let the tide go out and there might be a lot of damage) *It's really simple at this stage of the video .... You take a single line and you tie it to the bow cleat and you tie that same line to the stern cleat .... Didn't you tie a bridal line or tow line in the middle and give it enough room so that line can slip a little bit on the line that's tied to the bow cleat and the stern cleat. Then you take your tender, or your dinghy, and while you still have high water, pull your yacht sideways into deep water.* *It's not difficult & it's not ticket science .. it's simple seamanship.* *Your yacht will likely lean a little sideways as the keel drags the sandbar ... Then the mat will suddenly face skywards again & your keel will point at the ocean floor. .... Nothing to be scared of at this point in the video.* _I watch the rest of the video and see what you did later and what mistakes you made and what you did correct but I'm guessing you did a lot more wrong than you did right because you panicked._ *Hurricane Allen .... We had a 38 ft Hanss Christian canoe stern sailboat .... I charted a course to try to get us out and away from the hurricane and my (first) ex-wife decided that she knew more than I did about ocean currents and how the boat ran ..... So when she argued with me about the course I was taking, I looked at her and said, "ok Skipper. What do you want me to do?"* _yep .... Gave her full control of the yacht._ *Guess what happened next? She overpowered the mast & when the Force 5 hurricane hit us .... She turned us completely upside down. (Kill was pointed towards the sky in the mass was pointed to the bottom of the ocean.)* *I looked at her ass she's "panicked" and screaming her head off because she didn't know what to do and she thought we were all going to drown and the boat was going to sink ... And I looked your deadly eye and I said, "This f-cking boat ain't gonna sink. We're going to take on a lot of water but we're not going to sink. Stop screaming and tell me what you want me to do next."* *Guess what? She didn't know. .... So NOW she wants to give control of the vessel back to me. .... I looked at her and I said "gee now that you got us upside down thanks a lot" ... WTF?!"* *AT THAT POINT IT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE .... We had some lines stowed in the sale locker in the bow of the boat and I went and got one. I tied it around my waist and told her "hang on to this end and if I'm not back in one and a half minutes start pulling on that as hard as you can." (I knew I could hold my breath for 2 minutes at least) then I swam out to cockpit hatchway and luft the sails .... Then I swam back into the cabin and told her "When she comes upright .... It's gonna be fast & it's gonna be violent. Just crawl along the bulkheads in the ceiling until to both stabilizers and everything is now on the ceiling that should be on the deck goes back to the deck ... Just find a place to sit will engage to build pumps and everything will be fine"* *You know what?* *When her full kill cut gravity and she came up right .... It was so drastic that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to crawl along the ceilings in the bulkheads to get back on the deck before she came back up. .... Once that killed got gravity ... It was a couple seconds before that mast was pointed back at the sky.* *I'm just saying ... Worst things have happened out at Sea then putting your keel on a sandbar. Panic is your worst enemy. Your own head is your worst enemy. Even if you're taking on water, just relax and think about the next step. Panic creates chaos and chaos creates disaster. Don't create disaster.* *Even if your yacht sinks .... As long as every crew member is accounted for .... It's not the end of the world because you still have the ability to survive .... if you don't create chaos which creates disasters.* _I'm going to leave that there with my little story as a comparison to what you went through and what you should have done initially in my view almost 2 minutes into the video. But your wife saying she panicked .... Initially sent me into that memory of our experience which was much worse than yours._ _so I'm going to leave this here and everybody can hate mail me if they want to but from this point, looking at the keel on The Sandbar in your video .... You really weren't that stuck and I'm going to take a SWAG here (Swinging Wild Ass Guess) because I was not on board with you at the time .... But my SWAG tells me by experience and looking at the video footage up until this point, did your dingy could have pulled that yacht sideways and got it off that sound bar before the water level got lower._ (I might be wrong and I've been wrong before. Not the end of the world to be wrong. Just saying at this point in the video those are my observations. Take them or leave them or tell me to shut up and quit commenting but that's my observations and experience.)
@numerical9682 жыл бұрын
Why did you set the stern anchor to pull the rudder into the sand? Weight on the bow is the traditional approach to groundings...
@johnmorton75772 жыл бұрын
Looks like a good time to patch any bottom paint
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Too right! If I hadn’t been having a nervous breakdown for sure! Next time I will know what to expect and we will just get to work! Haha
@edkleinstuber21192 жыл бұрын
nicely done!
@chhindz2 жыл бұрын
don't get to complacent, because if this happens and there are waves it can do major damage hitting hard sand
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Too right Christopher! We were lucky it was in the most idyllic spot to run aground ! Thanks for watching
@leewahler30582 жыл бұрын
Hindsight advice, invest in some inflatable lift bags and or fenders
@johncurry60472 жыл бұрын
Hah! First time run aground?? First time I have seen Nat Flustered ? (not a pretty sight) but James stuck to the problem like shi... I only went aground once last year. lucky I had another hour of tide rising but had a couple of cows come to have a laugh?? but it is an almost SINKING feeling? xx
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Thanks John! Yeah James handled it like a pro! I, on the other hand was very anxious as you could tell! I think now it’s done…next time won’t be so frightening for me! A sinking feeling for sure…specially when it’s your home! 🤩⛵️🤩
@darrenkeane14502 жыл бұрын
Nice one guys 🤙
@janicechilders48852 жыл бұрын
We have watched others do this. Thank goodness you were on sand!Hey, good time to clean the barnacles😁
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
The sand was definitely soft and forgiving. Silver lining with being able to clean the hull. Hahaha. 👍
@barrystone21222 жыл бұрын
Oh What a wicked web we weave when we try to keep our boat in the sleeve and not on the cuff...🤔😴🤕
@mattdouglas55702 жыл бұрын
Well that could have been bad if there was rocks or waves but you'd have to say that was the perfect situation apart from the fact you beached ofcourse nice work thanks for a good drama episode
@TheStanley652 жыл бұрын
They did show up cool 😎
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Yes they did! Legends! We though we wouldn’t get off till much much later in the night! But we came off way earlier than expected! They came to check on us a couple of times though! Legends! The boating community is just amazing!
@EnderGate2 жыл бұрын
I've also heard, if you haven't run aground, you haven't been around... God bless
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Too right! Thanks for watching
@barrystone21222 жыл бұрын
😉Is that the first time no worries will be more LOL. Good luck😁😁👍
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
There will be! Glad first one is done and out of the way!
@robertbeckett78292 жыл бұрын
Your lucky it was dead calm!
@haydenwatson79872 жыл бұрын
Looked like a great time to give the bottom a scrub!
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Definitely. Why not right? 👍
@haydenwatson79872 жыл бұрын
@@SailingZephyr Cup half full. When the world dumps a bunch of lemons on you, always look for some way to turn it into lemonade.
@SoaringEaglesMountainBiking2 жыл бұрын
That’s when the rum comes out relax and wait for the tides to shift
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Next time for sure! First time I was way too anxious! Hahah! Silly me!
@paulklebaum16822 жыл бұрын
Looks like you guys did an awesome job of running aground!! 😳👍❤️ Sorry I couldn't resist giving you a compliment lol !!
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
All good Paul. It was a pretty embarrassing moment. But one we have learned from.
@nigelmorgan34492 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should buy a depth sounder for the yacht a rope and a sinker doesn’t work
@TheStanley652 жыл бұрын
Where are the 4 dingys from the other boats
@cartertanya12582 жыл бұрын
Not the best of boats to ground out . Seriously check for cracking around the keel box
@shreksswamp90012 жыл бұрын
Hahaha. Sorry, I had to laugh through this episode. I am subscribed to just about every other youtube sailing channel and every single one of them has been stuck on sand, some on reef. Just a thought for next time. If you are not heading into a low tide and you have someone else there in a dinghy, then pull a halyard (I think that's the one they used) over the side of the boat and give it to the guy in the dingy to pull your mast way over so you are on a big lean. Then at the same time reverse. This on many occasions will free the keel. SV Delos did this also. Their boat is a lot heavier than yours and the keel is huge, but they got off by pulling the boat over and I've seen others do the same thing. Worth keeping in mind 'the next time you ground yourselves,' which you will. Good job thought and now you can enjoy the new destination.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great advice mate. We’ve never really prepared for a grounding, so we weren’t entirely sure what to do. Glad you enjoyed the episode. 🤙
@snailspace12692 жыл бұрын
Worst fear is FIRE... everything else is secondary
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Very true Paul. Fire is our biggest fear as well.
@sailingcitrinesunset40652 жыл бұрын
Im curious how you ended up in 2.5ft LAT depth of water?
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
It was a falling king tide!!
@sailingcitrinesunset40652 жыл бұрын
@@SailingZephyr Were you in uncharted water?
@paulfoster20252 жыл бұрын
Gosh ya could of cleaned the bottom … glad all’s well
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Definitely! Next time we will def be taking advantage !
@johndavidson68672 жыл бұрын
Your not the first to run aground, and I doubt that you will be the last. The only thing to do is hold your head up in shame and smile. Need to invest in forward looking sonar lol.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
definitely been added to the list for sure John. We just took the whole thing as a learning experience. Th Al you for watching. 👍
@biggooseadventures2 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@SailingwithScott2 жыл бұрын
Good job. Period.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Cheers. A learning experience for sure. 👍
@lutomson34962 жыл бұрын
Ran out of fuel already..and ran aground..and no experience how to unground...totally expected
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Ahh all part of the learning experience! Trial and error! Thanks for watching Lu
@marygleaves23352 жыл бұрын
If you haven’t gone aground, you haven’t been sailing!
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
That’s what everyone keeps telling us. Still was super stressful and scary. But a great learning experience. Cheers for watching. 👍
@artzi672 жыл бұрын
Well written drama😜
@kimmacdonald10492 жыл бұрын
Now your a skipper, be cool. Remember the previous comment. (James Earl) That works
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Wise words Kim. We have treated it as a learning experience for sure. 👍
@billmcillwraith61552 жыл бұрын
Lmao , if your sailing in the Bahamas and you never run aground you are extremely lucky or lying !
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
That’s what people keep telling us. But it sure was scary.
@colinboniface1942 жыл бұрын
Three types actually. Those who have run aground, those who are about to, and those who lie about it... LOL... Of course I've never run aground... Smile...
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Haha! 🤣🤣
@mikeholt78812 жыл бұрын
Drama Queens.
@donzie132 жыл бұрын
Dudes! Shit happens. So be it. You'll get it I'm sure.Food makes everything better! Eat! Just sayin
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Food has never tasted as good as that dinner on that day! Haha
@c.a.mcneil75992 жыл бұрын
Lower your water line fixed. Lol education always cost.
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
We definitely learned a lot that day. 😂👍
@calvingarrett32452 жыл бұрын
You should have titled your video different if you don't have any holes in your boat from running a ground then you're fine but you make it sound so drastic with all the drama I don't understand why people do that all you have to do is wait it out and it will float again everybody panicked for nothing
@SailingZephyr2 жыл бұрын
It was a fairly intense event for us. As liveaboards, it’s the potential to lose or severely damage your home. And until it floats again you can’t be sure of the outcome. But we have certainly learned from the experience.
@GoldcoastSurfCam2 жыл бұрын
Click bait. I was hoping for chaos and destruction.